Grading Policy

Institutional Academic Grading Policy

UNIB’s grading policy is based on the Grade Point Average (GPA) Standard used by American and Puerto Rican universities.

Upon enrollment in a study program, the subjects included in the academic plan are registered for the student. The total number of registered credits corresponds to the full program load, and the student must complete these within the established academic period. No additional subjects or credits may be registered beyond those defined for the program.

Grades are expressed using the letters A, B, C, D, or F according to the GPA scale. A course is considered passed with a minimum grade of B on the GPA scale.

At the end of the program, the student receives a final program grade, calculated from the weighted average of the grades obtained in all subjects and the Master’s Thesis.

All grades assigned must be supported by the instructor. Students have the right to appeal a final grade if they disagree with the result of a subject or any of its evaluation components. The appeal must be submitted in writing within ten (10) business days from the date the grade is posted. The Grade Review Procedure is as follows:

1. The student must first contact the subject instructor to request a review of the final grade or of any specific evaluated component. The message must include a clear explanation and justification for the appeal. The instructor then has ten (10) business days from receipt of the request to review and respond, considering the arguments presented.
2. If the instructor determines that the appeal is not valid, the student may request a second review from the program director, who must issue a response within ten (10) business days.
3. For Master’s programs, if the program director also denies the appeal, the student may submit it to the department director as a final step. For Doctoral programs, the student may appeal to the Academic Dean.
4. The Department Director (or Director of Doctoral Programs) must respond within a maximum of twenty (20) business days. The resulting decision will be final and binding, either by mutual agreement between the parties or by a simple majority decision.

Students have the right to know their evaluation results and the correction criteria before undergoing a re-evaluation of the same type in the subject.

Any special activity included in the academic program will be announced to the student in advance.

Academic Honesty Policy

• Students must not engage in acts of copying, plagiarism, or falsification of documents, information, or data.
• Students must not provide false information, alter their identity, or impersonate another person under any circumstance.

Grading System

Students receive detailed feedback on their performance in all evaluation activities. Grades for these evaluations are assigned using a system equivalent to the Grade Point Average (GPA) method.

At UNIB, grades are expressed using the letters A, B, C, D, or F.

To calculate the program GPA, the grade points for each subject are multiplied by the number of credits or hours for that subject; the results are then summed and divided by the total number of credits or hours completed.

The minimum passing grade at the end of the program is B (2.50 – 3.49 GPA).

The following table shows the equivalency between quantitative and qualitative scores at UNIB, as well as their correspondence with the GPA method:

To ensure that grades are awarded fairly and consistently, particularly in cases involving subjective assessment techniques, all programs include evaluation criteria that instructors must apply to their rubrics. These evaluation criteria (rubrics) vary depending on the program and the specific academic activity being assessed.

For more information, please refer to our Student Handbook: Student Handbook.